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Quick Love. (Copyright, 190?, by American Prop* As> elation.] There are more love affairs induced by a sharing of danger tliau any other one cause. At 5 o’clock one afternoon I was Introduced to a girl I had never seen before. At owe wi re sitting baud In hand enduring a frightful strain. At 8 we were locked In each other's arms. At 10 we were lovers for life. On that memorable uftenmon 1 was sauntering through one of (hose cathe drals abroad where the natives go to pray and strangers go to stare when a party of my fellow countrymen ap proached. and one of them, whom I knew, Introduced me to the rest. among them Miss Hilda Crane. I join ed them, and together we gaped at puintlngs and statues of sacred char acters, poking our noses Into every nook and cranny in the most unbecom ing manner. Swing a man emerge from n little door about four feet high, Which b closed with a bang, as 1 pass ed it 1 took hold of the knob and saw that the latch had not caught, rolling the door open and stooping, 1 looked In. The chamber was dark, so to sec the better 1 entered. Miss Crane ap peared at the door and, bending, also came In. The rest of the party passed on. Miss Crane and 1 stood Investi gating the chamber. It was very small, rectangular, and the celling was so high that we could not estimate Its distance In fact, we couldn't see It. I ' put my hand up, but could not reach it.. Suddenly the door, which had been left slightly ajar, closed with a slam. 'Then It was Jerked ns If to try wheth er the latch had caught, and we beard footsteps retreating on the marble floor. I put my hand against the door, shouting at the same time. It was fast, and there was no answer to my call. The man whom I had seen close It had doubtless returned, seen It open and shut ft. So much for that stupid curiosity which possesses sightseers. For a moment we scarcely realized our position, but I soon saw that un less released we were likely to have a terrible time before ns, ending In In sanity and death by starvation. My companion presently became aware of the same possible result and convul sively grasped my arm. Our eyes soon became used to the darkness, and we could dimly see the walls Trucking up to discover where any light could come from, I saw a luminous line in the shape of the rec tangle forming the outline of the ceil ing This puzzled me It was lucky 1 had something to puzzle me, for one can’t contemplate calamity and study ti problem at the same time. I called Mias Crane's attention to It as a diver sion. Rut how make our position known? The door was very thick and made of some substance on the outside to re semble the cathedral's Interior. I ham mered and kicked, but against a non resounding material. Theu I shouted. ] listened Intently for footsteps, but fuiled to detect any sound whatever. To allay so far as possible my com panion’s apprehension I told her that It was possible we might have to stay where we were all night and we must make the best of It, Her only reply was a moan that froze my blood. We heard the cathedral clock strike fi. Then, looking up, 1 was astonished to notice that the celling had descend ed. I judged that it was now about twenty feet high, though It might have been forty. At any rate, it was much nearer than when 1 first looked up. Tired of standing, we were sitting on the floor Miss Crane was suffering from hysteria, and to quiet her I held her hand in a firm grip. She. 100, bad noticed the descending ceil ing. No pen could describe the horror of seeing that something falling so slow ly that the eye could not detect Its mo tion. 1 folded my companion in my arras and held her cheek against mine. We were united before an appalling death. I hogged her not to look up. for every time she did so her glance would he followed by anew and more terrible hysteria. Meanwhile the rectangle of light faded, and we were in darkness. 1 stood up and stretching forth my hand could feel the ceiling, it seemed to be of metal. Passing my fingers around the line where it joined the wall, 1 discovered that there was n space be tween it and the wall. It must be suspended. I said nothing of its proximity to my companion. She need not know till the fatal moment came. The ceil ing settled till when I stood at my full height it touched my head.. Then the clock struck 10. A few minutes after this 1 hear® the click of cogwheels as though someone were turning a crank. My hand was resting on the ceilftjg at the time, and I felt it rise. In a few mo ments it had passed beyond my reach. “We are saved, sweetheart, my love, my life!” I pressed her to me. rain ing kisses on her cheeks, her lips, her eyes. “It has gone! Speak to me! Tejl.ine of your joy-that yon love me!” It was In the midst of these trans ports that the door opened and the apartment was flooded with light that Illumined a crowd of anxious faces in the opening. •‘Thank God! We have found you |at last!” We were In the clock tower. The weight that moved Its machinery was suspended over us. The keeper had wound the clock before going to bed. My wife and I when sightseeing can never be tempted out of the beaten path of visitors. We have had enough of that. ALEXANDER ELY. NEW YORKS BOWERY. Why the Upper Part of It Wai Named Fourth Avenue. In the early forties of tlie last cen tury there lived In Brooklyn a Mr. and Mrs, Smith. Mr. Smith was a ris ing civil engineer, and most of bis work was in New York- It was nec essary that be be nearer bis place of business than Brooklyn, for lu those days ferries were slow and infrequent, no bridges spanned the river, aud horse cars were the speediest menus of trausit. Being a man of moderate means, Mr. Smith went bouse hunting through the streets of New York, seek ing a modest but respectable abode. Near the upper end of the Bowery be found a small bouse. Elated with his success, he rushed Louie with the news to his wife. But when he mentioned the name of the street In which this house stood his w ife’s face fell. "How could you think of HV” she asked. Smith was lu despair. Even as far la< k us 1840 the Bow ery had acquired an unenviable repu tation. Mr. Smith tried explain that the upper part of the Bowery was still untarnished; that many very respectable people lived in that part of town; that it would be many long years before crime and sin would spread that far north. It was all wasted energy. The fact that she would be living on (lie Bow ery w as sufficient for Mrs. Smith. Asa civil engineer it was Mr. Smith’s custom to overcome obstacles. The following day he hired a convey ance, and he and Mrs. Smith went house huuting together. Mrs. Smith knew her Brooklyn thoroughly, but had only a slight acquaintance with New York. After driving through many streets without finding a suita ble bouse the husband quietly turned into the Bowery at Union square and slowly walked the horse in the direc tion of the bouse he had found the previous day. Suddenly Mrs. Smith exclaimed, "Why, there's a pretty place to let, dear!” “Where?” listlessly questioned her husband, purposely looking in the op posite direction. Had Mrs. Smith not lieen so intent upon the house In ques tion she might have noticed the mer ry twinkle In her husband's eyes and suspected something. “Right over there,” she replied, pointing to the bouse with the “To Let” sign. An examination of the premises con vinced Mrs. Smith that she must have the place, and when she learned that her neighbors were old friends of hers she bad her husband close the bar gain at once. All this time no mention was made of the street. How Smith managed to move into the house and keep Mrs. Smith In the dark as to the name of the street Is a mystery. Rut there came a day, and there was a storm. The tear fall was something heretofore unknown in the Smith household. Once again Mr. Smith's habit of overcoming obstacles stood him in good stead. His wife would uot live on the Bowery. Her home was ideal, her neighbors were good people, hut they lived on the Bowery. So Smith and cue of his neighbors went before the board of aldermen. The neighbor had influence. The street signs from Union square down to Fourth street were changed. Instead of “Bowery” the words ‘‘Fourth avenue” were sub stituted. And Mrs. Smith was happy ever aft er.—New York World. A Curious Spanish Custom. Ellen Maury Slaydou in the Century in an account of her own and her hus band’s lavish entertainment in a Span ish household says: “No custom of the house was so un accountable ns that of having people come ‘to see you eat.’ Enjoying a square meal while our guests inhaled cigarette smoke seemed so inhospita ble that I sometimes playfully insisted upon their having something with us. It was always laughingly declined, ex cept once when a particularly lively youth took a piece of ham and ate it with all sorts of self conscious little antics, as if he wore acting a panto mime.” Expert Criticism. “I don't like that judge.” said the smooth crook; “his speech is so jerky.” “I would say,” remarked the Boston burglar, “that, though they are unrhe torlcal, I rather like his short sen tences.” —Baltimore American. If you intend to do a mean thing wait till tomorrow. If you intend to do a noble thing do it now. A “Finished” P:roduct in all things, com pels preference from “The man who cares is pre-eminently so Maynard Bros. Shoe Store Winter, A - Gtorgia. PROFESSIONAL CARDS J. F. HOLMES, A TT( >RN KY - AT- LA W, Statham, Ga. Criminal and Commercial Law a Specialty SPURGEON WILLIAMS DENTIST, Winder ... Georgia Offices over Smith & Carithers bank. All 'work done satiefac t >rily, W. H. QUARTER MAN ATTORNEY at law Winder, Ga. Practice in all the courts Commercial law a specialty. W. L DeLaPERRIERK’ DENTAL SURGERY. Winder - - Georgia Fillings, Bridge and Plate-work done in most scientific and satis factory wav. Offices on Broad St. ALLEN’S ART STUDIO. All kinds of Photographs made by latest- methods. All work done promptly. Office on Candler St., Winder Ga, Shortening cf the Day. It has long been known theoretically that the tides act as a brake on the rotating earth ami tend to lengthen the day. The effect however, is so slight that It cannot be measured in any length of time at man’s disposal. It may be estimated - with the aid of certain assumptions, and, using the data available, W. D. MacMillan made the necessary computation by the for mulas used by engineers. He finds for the increase of the length of the day one second In 460,000 years. A BANK ACCOUNT Will give you a financial standing in the community. Did you ever hear it said of your neigh bor, “He has a bank account?” It means more than dollars and cents. It means“ For Progress and Enterprise” and in selecting your depository you make no mistake in choosing THE WINDER BANKING COMPANY, WINDER, GEORGIA. m Whose motto is “Every* Accommodation Con sistent With Sound Banking.” REMEMBER Thatfwhile the price of cotton is too low, and the price of pro visions too high, the prices of Seed Oats and Fertilizers For fail sowing is just right at The'iFarmers' Supply Cos., W inder, - Georgia. P. S.J^_Remember that we also carry an up-to date line of FRESH groceries. BETTER DO IT NOW* Too late for Fire Insurance after it burns. Too late for Life Insurance after your health is im paired. Make use of opportunity. See us to day. KILGORE & RADFORD, Insurancec Agents, at The Winder Banking Company. WEJARE HEADQUARTERS FOR •BUGGIES. We have on hand a line of the best Bug gies for the money ever brought to this market.tk.We handle the Rock Hill,Columbia,Taylor= Canady, Tyson & Jones, Columbus, Summers, Durham, Piedmont and Anchor. Give us a call and let S. C. Potts or W. H. Sikes tell you howto roll through life with ease. Cannon & Flanigan, Winder, Ga.